Silence - A Christian History (Paperback)

This book unravels a polyphony of silences from the history of Christianity and beyond. MacCulloch considers Judaeo-Christian borrowings from Greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of Jesus's brief ministry. Besides prayer and contemplation, there are shame and evasion; careless and purposeful forgetting. Many deliberate silences are revealed: the forgetting of histories inconvenient to later Church authorities, and Christianity's problems in dealing honestly with sexuality. Behind all this is the silence of God. In a deeply personal conclusion, MacCulloch brings a message of optimism for those still seeking God beyond the clamour of over-confident certainties.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2014
Authors:	Diarmaid MacCulloch
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	337
ISBN-13:	978-0-241-95232-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice
LSN:	0-241-95232-8
Barcode:	9780241952320

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